Two days after the crash between three trains that killed at least 288 people near Balasore, India’s railway minister announced that the cause and “responsibility” of India’s worst rail disaster in decades had been identified.
“We have identified the cause of the accident and the people responsible,” Indian Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told the ANI news agency on Sunday, adding that it was “not appropriate” to reveal more details before the final report of the accident. the investigation.
According to the minister, “the change that occurred during the electronic interlocking is at the origin of the accident”, in reference to a complex signaling system that manages traffic on the tracks to avoid train collisions. “The culprit and the way the accident occurred will be found out after proper investigation,” he added.
A diverted train after a human error?
Confusion reigns at this stage but daily life Indian timesCiting the preliminary investigation report, he said on Sunday that “human error” may have caused the collision between three trains, one of the worst rail disasters in the country’s history.
The Coromandel Express, which links Kolkata to Madras, was given the green light on Friday to run on the main track, but was diverted due to human error on a track where a freight train was already running, according to the newspaper.
The passenger train collided with the freight convoy at a speed of about 130 km/h. Three carriages then fell onto the adjacent track, striking the rear of an express train operating between Bangalore and Calcutta. It was this collision that caused the most damage, adds the Times.
Source: BFM TV
